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2019 - 2020 Graduate Catalog 
    
2019 - 2020 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Secondary Education Social Studies, MAEd


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This program must be completed on a full-time basis.

Program of Study - Secondary Social Studies


First Semester - Summer (12 credits)

CRIN 541 Teacher, Schools & Community (3)  

EDUC F11 Social, Philosophical, Cultural, and Historical Foundations of Education (3)  +

EDUC F12 Advanced Educational Psychology and Development (3)  

CRIN 540 Teacher as Inquirer (3)  

Second Semester - Fall (15 credits)

CRIN S00 Curriculum and Instructional Methods (Social Studies) (3)  

CRIN S05 Reading and Writing Across the Disciplines (3)  

CRIN S32 Digital Humanities (3)  

CRIN S50 Introduction to the Characteristics of and Instructional Supports for Exceptional Students (3) ++

CRIN S10 Clinical Experience in Secondary Schools (Social Studies) (3)  

Third Semester - Spring (14 credits)

CRIN S42 Curriculum Planning and Assesement (Social Studies) (3)  

CRIN S09 Classroom Organization, Management and Discipline (Secondary Education) (3)  

CRIN L29 Internship in Supervised Teaching (Social Studies) (8)  

Total Credit Hours: 41

+If exempted from EDUC F11 for any reason, the student must notify the Office of Teacher Education & Community Engagement in order to complete a required training module in Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting for Virginia licensure.

++If exempted from CRIN S50 for any reason, the student must notify the Office of Teacher Education & Community Engagement in order to complete a required training module in Dyslexia training for Virginia licensure.

Additional Graduation Requirements

Students are required to achieve passing scores on assessments prescribed by the Virginia Board of Education, both for program completion and for licensure. Virginia’s mandated licensure assessments are graduation requirements.

CPR/AED/First Aid Training - Candidates seeking initial license in Virginia are required to complete training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the use of an automated external defibrillator, and first aid. Training courses are available through national emergency care organizations such as the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross. Documentation of training (typically in the form of a current certification card) must be provided to the Office of Teacher Education and Community Engagement as part of the licensure application packet.

Endorsement Courses for History & Social Sciences

The teacher candidate shall have earned a baccalaureate degree and completed 51 semester hours of coursework distributed in each of the following areas:

  • History: a major in history or 18 semester hours in history (shall include coursework in American history, Virginia history, and world history);
  • Political science: a major in political science or 18 semester hours in political science, which shall include coursework in American government (state and local government);
  • Geography: 9 semester hours; and
  • Economics: 6 semester hours.